Dennis kelly



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D. KELLY.

GOAT AND GLOAK HOOK.

No. 271,640. Patented'Feb. 6, 1883.

@Nimaia STATES ArsNr .riviera DENNIS KELLY, OF CINCINNATI, OIEIIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH W. BREWSTERLOF SAME PLACE.

COAT AND CLOAK HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0. 271,640, dated February 6, 1883.

Application filed May 21, 1882. (No modell) To all whom it may concern: t

Be it known that I, DENNIS KELLY, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Cincinnati, in thecounty ot' Hamilton and State ot'Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Coat and Cloak Hook; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exaet'description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- 1@ pertains to make and use the same.

The accompanyingdrawingillustrates my invention.

Heretofore coat and cloak hooks have been made ot' Wire consisting ot' two outwardly-diverging wires from each side ot' the center, bent and shaped to the general angles of the garment which is to hang` thereon; but this t'orin or style of hook I do not claim.

My improved coat and cloak hook consists zo of a trame made of the single wire A and spirals B and B', as shown in the drawing forminga part of this specification, the wire A forming a loop at the top to catch over a nail or hook in the wall on which to suspend the coathook, and by gradual curves continuing from each side ofthe loop,formingthe shapeor outline similar to that formed by a persons shoulders or the garment intended to hang upon it, and continuing across from the' lower ends or 3o angles to form the brace by which the lower ends of the hook are kept from being inclined or bent in by the weight ofthe garment.

The old style of double or diverging wire hooks is objectionable, because in garments made of most kinds of cloth the longitudinal wires cause creases and marks Where the garments rest upon the wires, especially when hung where exposed to dust; but to obviate this objection I start a Wire ou each side of the looplat the top oi' the hook where the two 4c sides nearest converge and continue down the frame A of the hook, forming a spiral down each side ofthe frame, (shown in the drawing,

B and B,) until the spirals reach the lowerl points or angles at the corners of' the frame, 45 where the wire-frame turns to forni the crossbraoe, both sides or halves of the hook being alike, the spirals being fastened to the frame Ain any7 suitable manner, thus forming a broad and round hook with many surfaces, upon 5r which the weight ot' the garment may be distributed, preserving the coat, cloak, or other vgarment in better shape and obviating the objection to the former styles mentioned.

The accompanying drawing'illustrates the 5f device very accurately, and the advantages ot' my hook and its method ot' construction are obvlous.

I am aware that coat and vest hangers have formerly been used with spiraliy-wound arms 6 or yokes; but this I do not broadly claim.

AHaving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters' Patent, 1s-

The wire coat and cloak hook consisting of 6g the combination ofthe Wire frame A, passing y through and supporting the Wire spirals B and B', with the wire spirals B and B', substantially as shown and described, and for the p urpose specified.

DENNIS KELLY. Witnesses:

WM. KELLY, JOHN V. HUNT. 

